Body waste receptor appliance



Dec. 2, 1969 o. L. IPSON BODY WASTE momma mamas Filed May 15, 1967 INVENTOR.

DON L. IPSON BY J/ HIS ATTQRNEY United States Patent 3,481,336 BODY WASTE RECEPTOR APPLIANCE Don L. Ipson, Panguitch, Utah, assignor to LeVoys Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, a corporation of Utah Filed May 15, 1967, Ser. No. 638,350 Int. Cl. A61f /44 US. Cl. 128-283 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE tion of an O-ring and cooperating tapered surface keeps the pouch secured in place, with its ring member, against the mounting ring attached to the body without the use of clamps or other special aids. The pouch itself is preferably provided with a suitable drain plug apparatus. The

ring member to which the pouch is affixed is relieved at certain flange areas so that the user may easily press against the mounting ring and against his body in order to disassociate the pouch from such mounting ring.

The present invention relates to surgical appliances to be worn by colostomy and ileostomy patients, and, more particularly, to a new and improved appliance wherein the mounting ring structure thereof takes a two-piece construction. This is to say, a first component part, taking the form of a mounting ring, is aflixed to the body over the side or front opening. This affixation may be accomplished by water-soluble cement or other means. The second portion of the construction is secured to the waste-product receiving-pouch and is so constructed as to fit easily over a hub of the mounting ring. The unique co-action of an O-ring seal and tapered surface of the mounting ring and ring member combination precludes the inadvertent disassociation of the two members. The ring member to which the pouch is secured is also so designed that the pouch may be easily removed, when desired, from the mounting ring attached to the body of the user. Means are also provided! for enabling the lubrication of the interior body opening and tissues through the mounting ring supplied.

In the recent past, colostomy and ileostomy operations have been performed such that waste products of the body must be conducted through an incision made in the side or front of the patients body. In the case of ileostomy patients, the bladder may have to be removed and a portion of the bowel used to isolate an interior cavity through which waste-product fluids are conducted to the exterior. An aperture or incision is made in the side of the user and the interior area of the body is blocked off about this opening so that urine may be expelled from the body through this side opening. It is somewhat of a problem to provide suitable means for securing a waste-products pouch to the side of the patient and over the waste-products incision. Formerly, a single ring would attach the waste-products pouch directly to the user, and, to removewaste-products, the ring would have to be removed from the body each time. This often makes the skin very sore and the cleaning and replacement operation quite cumbersome and a nuisance.

The inventor has devised a double-ring construction wherein a first ring is attached to the pouch and a second ring is aflixed to the body. Unique means are provided ice for securing the first ring to the second ring such that their engagement can be easily released, when desired. A suitable seal is also used to prevent leakage and also to prevent the inadvertent disassociation of the two portions, this through the use of a tapered surface which engages the O-ring.

Accordingly, the principle object of the present invention is to provide new and improved surgical appliance for the removal of waste-products from an incision in the body.

A further object is to provide a double-ring construction in a surgical appliance, as above described, wherein the two rings composing the construction are easily joined together and easily separated.

An additional object is to provide in a waste pouch for ileostomy patients a new type of easily manipulated drain.

An additional object is to provide a double-ring construction for accomplishing the selective securement of waste pouches to ileostomy patients, wherein advantageous securement, sealing, and support features are provided.

The features of the present invention which are believed to be novel are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The present invention, both as to its organization and manner of operation, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIGURE 1 is an exploded view of a pouch and doublering construction employed in practicing the teachings of the present invention.

FIGURE 2 is a vertical section of the structure shown in FIGURE 1 wherein the same has been assembled together.

. FIGURE 3 is a front elevation of the double-ring construction of the present invention, wherein the same is supported by a belt disposed around the waist of the user; for convenience of illustration the pouch is not shown in FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 4 is a horizontal section taken along the line 4-4 in FIGURE 3 and is rotated degrees in a counterclockwise direction for convenience of illustration.-

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary view, similar to the upper portion of FIGURE 2, and illustrates an inversion of the O-ring and tapered surface construction in such a doublering construction.

In FIGURE 1 are shown the principal components of the present invention, which include mounting ring 10 and ring member 11. Waste-products pouch 12 is indicated, the same being provided with receiving aperture 13 and, preferably included, plug receptacle 14 and drain plug 15. The pouch 12 may be fabricated from rubber or other elastomeric substance of sufficient resiliency such that plug receptacle 14 may be inserted therein at the lower end 16 thereof. Receptacle 14 is interiorly threaded at 17 and receives the threaded extension 18 of drain plug 15. A suitable cement may be provided to cement the receptacle 14 within the lower extremity of pouch 12 in the manner indicated.

Of special importance in the present invention is the inclusion of mounting ring 10 and ring member 11. Mounting ring 10 includes a forwardly and annularly tapered surface 19, which surface 19 is cemented or otherwise caused to adhere to the body of the wearer. Such adherence may be efiectuated through the employment of a suitable water-soluble cement at 19' in FIGURE 2. Surface 19 forms the inner surface of the mounting flange 20 of mounting ring 10. From the latter there proceeds outwardly a hub 21, which is integral therewith. Hub 21 includes a central aperture 22, which is preferably interiorly tapered as indicated. The purpose for this is to provide ready means for the patient to apply lubricant to his finger and to insert the same through aperture 22 and into his side to lubricate the interior tissues. This is often necessary to prevent soreness. In the embodiment of the invention shown in FIGURES l and 2, the outer hub surface 23 is outwardly tapered at angle A. This is for the purpose of preventing O-ring 24, seated within inner groove 25 of ring member 11, from riding up (and outwardly of) hub 21 so as to chance the inadvertent disengagement of ring member 11 from hub 21.

The detailed construction of ring member 11 will now be considered. The same may be comprised of either a one-piece part of two parts cemented together, and includes an outer flange 26 and an inner flange 27. It will be seen relative to FIGURES 3 and 4 that the inner flange 27 is relieved at 28 at opposite sides of the structure. This is to enable the user to press with his forefingers against the surfaces 29 of mounting flange 20 so as to be able to effect a release of ring member 11 from mounting number 10, when desired.

Shoulder 30 may be included, if desired. For construction purposes it is desirous to provide the same as a further delineation of groove 31. Groove 31 receives the peripheral margin or lip 32 of pouch-receiving aperture 13, this so that an O-ring 33 may be employed to releaseably secure the pouch 12 to ring member 11 at groove 31.

Inner flange 27 is preferably provided at its opposite extremities with clips 34. The same may be secured in place by conventional screws 35 to inner flange 27. FIG- URE 4 illustrates the use of these clips which is to retain the opposite extremities or extremity loops 36 and 37 of belt 38. Belt 38 may be an adjustable belt and is disposed around the waist of the user. Bars 39 and 40 are preferably included and are soldered or otherwise fixed to the loops 36 and 37. These aid in further securement of the belt loops 36 and 37 to clips 34 until removal is desired. Such a belt helps support the weight of the pouch 12 so as to prevent an inadvertent rupture in the adhesive contact between surface 19 and mounting ring 10 and the body of the user. FIGURE 5 illustrates that O-ring 24', corresponding to O-ring 24 in FIG- URE 2, may this time be recessed into a groove 41. In such event the interior surface 42 will be tapered outwardly so that ring member 11', corresponding to ring member 11 in the remaining figures, will not tend to ride up and over the O-ring unless the member 11 is pulled positively away from the mounting ring 10' (which corresponds to mounting ring 10 of FIGURE 1). The sole difference between mounting rings 10 and 10 and the ring members 11 and 11 resides in the placement of the O-ring and in the taper of that surface of the cooperating part which is adjacent the O-ring and slidingly contacts the same.

FIGURE 3 is merely a horizontal section of the struc ture shown in FIGURE 4 that is rotated 90 degrees for convenience of illustration. The manner of securement of the belt 38 to retainer clips 34 is clearly indicated.

The usage and operation of the equipment of the invention will now be described. The mounting ring 10 (or 10') is initially cemented as by a water-soluble cement, or as otherwise caused to adhere to the side of the user and over the opening into his side. An empty, ready-touse poch 12, preferably provided with receptacle 14 and drain plug 15 is next secured over the outer flange 26 of ring member 11. This is provided by the stretching of the margin material at 32 around aperture 13 such that the aperture will slip over the outer flange 26. At this point the margin 32 is securely nestled within groove 31 so that O-ring 33 in FIGURE 4 may be installed. At this point the user will simply press upon the pouch 12 against surfaces 44 until the ring member 11 (or 11) slips over hub 21 of mounting ring 10. After the initial detent has been overcome, then the unit easily slips down until the inner flange 27 contacts surface 45 of mounting ring flange 20.

If desired, this securement may be made with the user using the tips of his fingers at periphery P of mounting ring 10 while thumb pressure is applied against annular surface 44.

It has been noted previously in this discussion that the ring member 11 will not tend to become disassociated, inadvertently, from hub 21. This is because of the tapered surface 42 in FIGURE 5 (or tapered surface 23 as indicated in FIGURE 1). In other Words, the aforementioned surfaces are so tapered that the moisture-sealing O-ring 33 will not tend to ride up the taper, but rather will tend to ride inwardly toward the face of mounting ring 10.

At this juncture the pouch is ready for use. The purpose of the inclusion of the belt 38, as before explained, is to relieve pressure from the juncture of mounting ring 10 with the body of the user.

When it is decided to remove the pouch and to clean or replace the same, the same is easily accomplished by the user pressing against areas 29 in FIGURE 3 with one hand, while pulling with the remaining hand ring member 11 off of hub 21 of mounting ring 10 (or 10').

What is provided hence is a manner of collecting fluids or other waste products from the body of the user and of easily disattaching the pouch provided for the same, for cleaning and replacement. All this is accomplished without the necessity of disattaching mounting ring 10 from the body in order to accomplish pouch-removal. Additionally, the mounting ring 10 is so contoured that the patient may easily apply a lubricant dressing via his finger through the opening in his side to the interior tis sues. Inadvertent disengagement of the ring member 11 from mounting ring 10 is avoided with the use of the O- ring seal in combination with the tapered surface of the part releasably engaging the same.

I claim:

1. A- surgical appliance for collecting waste products expelled from an opening in the body of the wearer, said appliance including, in combination, a mounting ring having an attachment flange securable to the body of the wearer over said opening and an outwardly extending hub member integral therewith, said hub member being providedwith a central aperture, a ring member releasably secured to said mounting ring and telescoped over said hub member, a waste-products pouch secured to said ring member and disposed in communication with said hub aperture, one of said members having an annular groove therein, an O-ring in said groove for contacting the other member when the members are connected, and the other member having a surface tapered in a direction to maintain the O-ring adjacent said mount ing ring.

2. The surgical appliance of claim 1, wherein said hub memer has said tapered surface, and said ring member has said groove and O-ring within the central aperture thereof.

3. The surgical appliance of claim 1, wherein said hub member has said groove and O-ring on its outer surface, and the surface of the central aperture of said ring member has said tapered surface.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,585,716 2/1952 Zaetz 128-283 2,818,069 12/1957 Fenton 128-283 3,283,757 11/1966 Nelsen 128-283 3,331,370 7/1967 Notley, Sr 128-283 3,398,744 8/1968 Hooper 128283 FOREIGN PATENTS 799,986 8/ 8 Great Britain.

CHARLES F. ROSENBAUM, Primary Examiner 

